Zuelema Belle SWANGO3,401 was born
on 10 Mar 1869 in Wolfe County, KY.3,401 She died about Jan 1897.3,401
She is reference number 74104. [boyd-trees.ged]

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Mt. Sterling Advocate (newspaper)

February 24, 1904

BECKHAM COUNTY

"...The writer left this city Saturday morning at 9:25 and in due time joined
the throng at Olive Hill, the county seat of Beckham. We asked a stranger at
depot if any of the new officials were near by. He pointed out a man of fine
physique and genial manner, saying there is the Sheriff. We knew that the Sheriff
was named Goodan. A tap on the shoulder attracted his attention. T. L. Gooden
is a native of Carter, now Beckham County; was born in 1858, hence is in his
46th year. He married Martha Tolliver. They have six children. He is a member
of the firm of Goodan Bros., merchants at Jacobs. He is a farmer and stock dealer
and for 15 years has been a school trustee. This is the only office he has held.
He is the youngest of six brothers, all living...(Circuit Court Clerk) W. L.
Gearhart was born at Prestonsburg, Ky., 44 years ago. For 20 years he has lived
in what is now Beckham County. He has a wife and four children. His business
is that of a farmer. For 27 years he has been a teacher in country schools. His
father served in John Morgan's command. His wife was born in the house in which
she has continuously lived. This house was first located in Carter, then in Elliott
and now Beckham County. Their post office is Limestone...(County Judge) Last
week we failed to see Judge C. C. Brooks, whom we had previously known. In the
rush of business our interviews were short. He was born in Tazwell C., Va. At
the age of five years his family moved to Kentucky and located in what is now
Wolfe County, near Hazel Green. In 1861 he entered the Confederate Army and served
for four years. During first year he was with Gen. John S. Williams. He was under
Capt. H. C. Swango, who was killed in Wolfe County near Campton, and later under
Capt. David Swango, who was killed in a fight at Mt. Sterling. He was a comrade
of and mess mate with Hon. G. B. Swango, now of our city. Their friendship of
young boyhood, strengthened by their common experience, animations and hardships
has continued until the present. After the war he engaged for fifteen years in
railroading in Virginia then located at Olive Hill, where he has since lived.
Now at the age of 65 years, he assumes the duties of a Judgeship, which we trust
he will discharge to the satisfaction of all He has a wife and five children
living...(Deputy Sheriff) Jerry Underwood is the first deputy of Beckham County.
He has a wife and three children. He is a farmer and lives at Lawton.

The bill assigning Beckham County to the following districts has passed the Senate
and will no doubt pass the House: Congressional-Ninth, Appellate-Sixth, Judicial-With
Morgan, Elliott, Carter, Boyd, and Lawrence under Judge Kinner. Representative-With
Lewis County, Senatorial-With Menefee, Bath, Rowan, Fleming and Carter, under
W. B. Whitt. The people of Beckham County are especially indebted to Senator
W. B. Whitt, through whose untiring energy and wise management, the formation
of the county was secured."